From across Papua New Guinea
The people of Vanimo Town and the surrounding villages, braved the early morning showers and gathered together to commemorate the country’s 23rd Remembrance Day Dawn Service. This morning’s event was attended by the heads of the three disciplined forces led by PNGDF Forward Base Commander Captain Eric Hawek, Provincial Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Patrick Billy, […]
The 43rd Remembrance Day commemoration at ELA Beach Remembrance Park got off to a slow start this morning, with only a few groups of people initially gathering to pay their respects. However, the atmosphere quickly changed as hundreds of residents in and around NCD began to fill the streets surrounding the park, filling both sides […]
Central Province Governor Rufina Peter successfully completed her seven-day trek along the historic Kokoda Trail, arriving at Owers Corner this morning. The journey began on July 15th at Myola village, with the governor and her team being flown in by Farland Aviation Helicopter. Mountain 2 Mountain, a local tracking company from Kagi Village, guided Ms. […]
Settlers of Bushwara settlement in Port Moresby affected by the recent eviction carried out on portions 2156, 2157 and 2159 will soon be relocated to two new locations. This relocation exercise comes under the National Government’s Settlement to Suburb policy, facilitated by the Moresby Northeast District and the National Capital District Commission. Moresby Northeast MP, […]
The just-concluded regional meeting saw leaders of the Pacific island countries meet with Japanese leaders to talk about strengthening economic, diplomatic ties and feathering their bilateral relationships. However, the issue of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste disposal into the Pacific Ocean was a sticky point. Pacific leaders called on Japan to have regular testing done on […]
Cricket PNG has announced the teams for the U19 Garmut’s and Lewa’s who will participate in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the ODI Tri-Series respectively. The U19 men’s will compete the East Asia Pacific tournament in Samoa to qualify for the World Cup whilst the women’s national team will face Scotland […]
PNG Hunters seesawing journey continues to reach new heights in the Hostplus Cup as they look to set foot in the top-6 spot this weekend. After a comfortable 42-28 win over Capras, Hunters will be on the roll again when they meet Sunshine Falcons on Sunday at Sunshine Coast Stadium in Brisbane. The delayed round […]
The Oro Birdwings Netball Club, co-founded by Margaret Embahe and Lillian Yaruso in 2008, has been a beacon of cultural unity and healthy living for women from the Northern [Oro] Province living in the Nation’s Capital. Celebrating its 16th year in the Port Moresby Netball Association, the club stands as a testament to the power […]
Prime Minister James Marape Prime Minister Marape expressed his gratitude towards Japanese companies for their contribution to the robust trade partnership between both countries. Addressing the 4th Japan-Pacific Island Countries Economic Forum held in Tokyo, Mr Marape said “I want to place on record Papua New Guinea’s appreciation with the volume of trade between our […]
PNG Electoral Commission has yet to receive the full monetary budgeted funding to run the local-level government elections. The LLG Elections and the Motu Koita Assembly Elections have seen another deferment to 26th September 2024, after originally slotted for this month. Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs Minister Soroi Eoe said “It must be […]